United States presidential election, 1984

The United States presidential election, 1984 was held on 6 November 1984. The incumbent President Ronald Reagan and his running mate George H.W. Bush ran as the Republican Party candidates, while they faced the Democratic Party nominee Walter Mondale and his running mate Geraldine Ferraro. Reagan rode on the success of the recovery from the 1970s stagflation and the 1981-1982 recession, as well as the restoration of national confidence and prestige. Despite winning only 58.8% of the popular vote, he carried all but one state (Minnesota) and Washington DC; he won 525 electoral votes to Mondale's 13.